Guides, tips & updates
Practical advice on climbing MMR, picking heroes and getting the most out of every ranked game.
Latest articles
China’s BLAST Slam IX qualifiers begin with Team Tidebound debut
Closed qualifiers for BLAST Slam IX in China begin on October 16 and will run for two days. The event also marks the debut of Team Tidebound with xiao8.
Read article
Valve fixes Lil' Shredder visuals and Trove of Terror interactions
Valve has updated Dota 2 to fix visual issues tied to Snapfire and Necrophos abilities. The patch also adds an interaction option for the Trove of Terror treasure.
Read article
Dota 2 update fixes Immortal set ability effect options
Valve released a small Dota 2 update on October 14 focused on cosmetic items from the Trove of Terror treasure. The fix restores missing ability effect options for new Immortal sets.
Read article
Ahilles raises match-fixing suspicions in DreamLeague qualifiers
Coach Timur “Ahilles” Kulmukhambetov publicly suggested that a match in the Eastern Europe closed qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 30 may have been fixed. His comment appeared in his personal Telegram channel.
Read article
DreamLeague Season 30 WEU closed qualifiers begin Oct. 15
DreamLeague Season 30 closed qualifiers for Western Europe begin on October 15. The event brings together several well-known lineups, including OG with Topson and a SabeRLighT- stack.
Read article
Cr1t says FISSURE has not paid 2025 prize money
Cr1t has publicly accused FISSURE of not paying out prize money for 2025. The claim has drawn attention to the issue of delayed tournament payments in Dota 2.
Read article
Solo compares the origins of Dota, LoL and Mobile Legends
Alexey “Solo” Berezin discussed the connection between Dota 2, League of Legends and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang on stream. His remarks focused on how one game inspired another in the genre’s early history.
Read article
Malady on Team Yandex’s BLAST SLAM VIII win
Team Yandex support Arman “Malady” Orazbayev commented on the team’s BLAST SLAM VIII victory in a short video posted to his Telegram channel. He said the final was difficult, especially against Team Spirit.
Read article
15 teams receive invites to DreamLeague Season 30
DreamLeague Season 30 has revealed the teams that received direct invitations to the event. The list includes 15 lineups headed by Tidebound with Xiao8.
Read article
Nemiga Gaming reach DreamLeague Season 30 closed qualifiers
Nemiga Gaming claimed the only available place in the Eastern Europe closed qualifiers for DreamLeague Season 30. The team won through the second round of open qualification.
Read article
CHIRA_JUNIOR reacts to Team Yandex’s win over Team Spirit
Ilya CHIRA_JUNIOR Chirtsov shared his first reaction after Team Yandex defeated Team Spirit at BLAST SLAM VIII. He said it was especially satisfying to beat a three-time TI winner.
Read article
ATF on Team Yandex’s win and his role on offlane
After Team Yandex defeated Team Spirit in the BLAST Slam VIII final, Ammar ATF Assaf spoke about the result and his role in the squad. He said his job on the offlane is to create pressure, and that this is what he should keep doing if the team wants to keep winning.
Read article